Work, this big thing that fills our days and pays the bills, is woven into the very fabric of our lives. It's about how we contribute to the world around us and how it shapes our identities.

In this first episode, we're unpacking the essential question: What is work, especially in the digital age.

Experts

Aditi Surie, Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS)

Payal Arora, Utrecht University/FemLab

Show Notes

1.46. Aditi Surie: https://bit.ly/3TVfmGW

2.11. Platformization and informality: Pathways of change, Alteration, and transformation, edited by Aditi Surie and Ursula Huws: https://bit.ly/3U95gUm

2.19. Payal Arora: https://payalarora.com/

7.05. Work and place: The non-boundaries of women’s work, by Usha Raman: https://bit.ly/4d2e99M

15.30. Informal income opportunities and urban employment in Ghana, by Keith Hart: https://bit.ly/3JjsfFP

17.19. NCEUS, National Commission for Enterprises in the Un-organised Sector: https://bit.ly/3vCzJ3P

18.40. The changing nature of work; World Development Report, 2019: https://bit.ly/3VVqF4C

23.12. The future of dishonourable work, by Payal Arora: https://bit.ly/3TTT3Br

23:14. Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy, edited by Payal Arora, Usha Raman, René König: https://bit.ly/3TRmswi

30.40. https://bit.ly/4d2e99M

32.46. Lady doctors: The untold stories of India’s first women in medicine, by Kavitha Rao

32.51. Lessons in chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus

32.50. When the kids grow up: Women’s employment and earnings across the family cycle, by Claudia Goldin, Sari Pekkala Kerr, Claudia Olivetti: https://bit.ly/3Ud6QVo

Check out our open access book: Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy, edited by Payal Arora, Usha Raman, René König: https://bit.ly/3TRmswi

Know more about our IDRC-funded initiative: https://femlab.co/

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